Hit by ID theft in 2013? You weren’t alone. Here’s help.

The Federal Trade Commission released its annual report on consumer complaints Thursday and, once again, identity theft topped the list.

In 2013, 14 percent of reports nationwide involved ID theft. Debt collection, which ranked No. 2, was the subject of one in 10 complaints.

Overall, the FTC received more than 2 million complaints and consumers said they lost more than $1.6 billion to fraud overall, according to the agency’s Consumer Sentinel Network Data Book 2013 (see 104-page report below).

Consumers who spot a scam and those who become victims of ID theft or other fraud-related schemes should file an online report with the agency’s Complaint Assistant or call 877-FTC-HELP (877-382-4357).

The agency enters complaints into the Consumer Sentinel Network, a secure online database available to more than 2,000 civil and criminal law enforcement agencies across the country. Authorities use that data to research cases, identify victims and track possible targets, an FTC news release said.

Visit FTC.gov/idtheft for agency tips about how to avoid or mitigate damage from a stolen identity.

In Texas, 18 percent of the 133,345 fraud complaints to the FTC last year involved debt collection. ID theft was reported to the agency by 23,266 Texas consumers and the most prevalent complaint in that category involved government documents and benefits fraud.